Dr. Shivanand Kudtarkar performs risky surgery to save a life

Karwar, March 28, 2021: She was suffering from serious stomach pain and bleeding. Every doctor whom she consulted diagnosed her with fibroids. Though they wanted to treat her, the doctors were hesitant as her blood group was O-ve.

The other options for her were to go to private doctors in Goa or to Udupi which she could hardly afford.

But finally, the 47-year-old woman came to KIMS-Karwar superintendent and District Surgeon Dr. Shivanand Kudtarkar on March 23. The Doctor who checked her and saw her reports decided to take up the risky surgery to relieve her pain.

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On March 25 he along with Dr. Spandana, Dr. Ruchi, Dr. Bharath, and Sister Nirmala Naik took up the surgery which lasted for about 45 minutes and removed the fibroids which weighed 2 kgs!

“The tumor was so big that it used to touch the woman’s hand when she came to me. I saw her suffering. Villagers who came along with her narrated her problem and so I decided to conduct the surgery. I knew that she was an O-ve patient. But I have to help the patient and I did it successfully. I could see the glow of gratitude in her eyes after the surgery. This is the biggest satisfaction for a doctor,” Dr. Shivanand Kudtarkar told The Canara Post.

“I did my PG in Ballari. I had served many patients from rural areas there. Then I came to Uttara Kannada to serve the people here. Helping such people brings great satisfaction,” he added.

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The woman has recovered and is likely to be discharged shortly.
A week ago he and his team had conducted a similarly complicated surgery for a patient from Sirsi.

A seniormost doctor Dr. Shivanand, who has done his PG in Obsterics & Gynaecology did not take the District Health and Family Welfare Officer (DHO) post as he wanted to serve the people by serving in the government hospital.

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“When many doctors turned her down as the surgery was risky, Dr. Shivanand took up the challenge. He has conducted similar surgeries and helped the poor people earlier too. We are thankful to him,” Uttara Kannada Red Cross Disaster Committee district head Madhav Nayak said.